[Ansible] Copying file to another server

how_to_copy_files_to_another_server.md

Create some files (via templating) on the server

- name: Create backup configuration files
  template:
    src: "{{ item.type }}.yml.j2"
    dest: "/tmp/{{ item.project }}_{{ item.env }}_{{ item.type }}.yml"
  with_items:
    - "{{ backup }}"

METHOD 1: using scp and delegate_to

- name: Copy configuration to Backup server
  become: true
  shell: "scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null admin@{{ inventory_hostname }}:/tmp/{{ item.project }}_{{ item.env }}_{{ item.type }}.yml /{{ backup.install_path }}/config/backups/{{ item.project }}_{{ item.env }}_{{ item.type }}.yml"
  with_items:
    - "{{ backup }}"
  delegate_to: other.example.com

METHOD 2: using synchronize and delegate_to

- name: Copy configuration to Backup server
  synchronize:
    src: "/tmp/{{ item.project }}_{{ item.env }}_{{ item.type }}.yml"
    dest: "/{{ backup.install_path }}/config/backups/{{ item.project }}_{{ item.env }}_{{ item.type }}.yml"
    mode: pull
  delegate_to: other.example.com
  with_items:
    - "{{ backup }}"

mode: pull is important since the command (rsync) is run on the other server and it wants to pull the file.